William Penn Life, 1998 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1998-07-01 / 7. szám

July 1998, William Penn Life, Page 3 Branch News Branch 14 Cleveland, OH By Dawn D. Ward Branch 14 Reporter By the time you read this, many Branch 14 members will have en­joyed a bus trip to Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort in West Virginia. I hope they returned with thick wallets! Branch 14 will also sponsor an outing on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway to the Stan Hywett mansion on Sunday, Sept. 13. For more information and reservations, call Carol Perkins at (440) 238- 6465. There are no branch meetings during the summer months. Our next meeting will be held Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Bay Club­house, 7001 W. Cross Creek Trail, Brecksville. All branch 14 mem­bers are welcome to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI By Barbara A. House National Director * I Way to go, Dayton, Ohio! You did a great job on our bowling tourna­ment. You are a tough act to fol­low. Good luck to Pittsburgh next year. I am always proud to be a mem­ber of Branch 18, but bowling re­ally makes me want to smile with pride. Congrats, members. You did a super job, especially Art Antal. 298. Wow! Congratulations to the first place teams, both from Pennsylvania. Happy retirement to Maria Bistey. I’m happy to have so many great memories of our times to­gether. Good luck in the future. Special get well wishes to Chair­man of the Board Mike Hrabar, Lou Deregi and all our great members. Get well real soon. Happy anniversary to Ann and Mike Hrabar. Keep up the good work. Belated anniversary wishes go to Rudy and Irene Korpák. Remember all our deceased members and their families in your prayers. May they rest in peace. Welcome to our new Branch 18 members: Steve Komán and his two grandsons, John and Jeff Komán; Emily and Jason Mach and Mat­thew Reyna, grandchildren of Emelia Blair; and Michael Toth, son of Emelia Blair. Thank you for choosing WPA for your needs. I am pleased you called. Many thanks. A special job well done to Ali­cia Breznai, granddaughter of Helen and András, my special members. Alicia finished the year on the honor roll, was “student of the month,” had perfect attendance and was a member of the safety patrol. Wow, Alicia! All that and you’re only 10 years old. Congratu­lations. We are proud of you. Now we are looking forward to the golf tournament. I hope you have made your plans to attend. We also have the Hungarian Language Camp to look forward to. I can’t tell you what a great time you will have at the language camp. Alicia Breznai of Branch 18 Lincoln Park, Mich., was among the top stu­dents in her class during the recent school year. Speaking of great times, thank you to Bob and Steve Ivancso for making the bowling tournament a wonderful weekend to remember. Good work, guys! Our next branch meeting will be held Aug. 16. We will be doing our best to finalize plans for our 50-year member banquet to be held in Sep­tember. Please call me for informa­tion. For all your life insurance needs, or for any information, please call me at (313) 383-4472. Have a wonderful summer. Call me if you have any news to share. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH By Kathy Novak Branch 28 Reporter By the time this is being read, the annual branch picnic will be a 1998 summer memory. The details will be given to you next month. As tradition has it, our Young­stown ladies did extremely well at the bowling tournament. Congratu­lations to Irene Nemeth and Mar­garet Maty for keeping Branch 28 active at this event. Remember, July 26 is the date for the annual St. Stephen of Hun­gary Church picnic. It will be held from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Youngstown American Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave. Then, two weeks later on Aug. 9, the Youngstown American Hun­garian Federation will sponsor the 72nd traditional Magyar Nap (Hun­garian Day). This event is also be­ing held at the Club from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Joe Jeromes will be pro­viding the music and the kitchen will provide plenty of Hungarian specialties. We look forward to seeing a lot of our members at these events. Get well wishes to all those un­der the weather, especially Dorothy Krusley, Helen Kovach and Mary Torok. It was so nice to see Mary Burcosky out and about recently. Sincere condolences to those who have recently lost a loved one. Congratulations to Dannete Cooke who was accepted into the National Honor Society during her senior year at Jackson Milton High School. We hope everyone sharing a birthday or anniversary in this Paul Burns received Branch 800 's annual awardfor earning the high­est marks in religion class at Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Altoona. month of our nation’s birthday will have many reasons of their own to set off some fireworks. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA By Andy McNelis National Director Branch 34 survived the tornados, thank God. Some of our members had minor damage, but nothing drastifc. I checked my golf clubs and they are all intact (not that it would make a difference to my score if they got mangled). Yes, summer is here and so is the annual golf outing. It is in Hershey, Pa., this year, and I can already smell the chocolate in the air. I am sure the adults and chil­dren can hardly wait to golf and visit the amusement park. This is another opportunity for great fra­­temalism. Our branch held its second an­nual Penn Scenic View fraternal weekend the last weekend in May. About 20 people attended. It was another nice weekend with good friends, good food and good con­versation. Birthday wishes go out to the following branch members: An­drew Vámos, Maria Vámos, Lou Kubus, Caroline Mayor, Walter Bugielski, Joe Toth, Andy McNelis III and Marguerite McNelis. A spe­cial birthday wish goes to my grandson, Donovan, who will be a year old. Get well wishes go out to Ann Kubus and Margaret Klein. On a sad note, the last Mass ever to be held at St. Ann Hungarian Church was celebrated June 14. The Mass was said primarily in Hungar­ian by the Rev. Sebastien Senec from St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa., and was videotaped. The beau­tiful statue of St. Ann led a proces­sion to St. Stephen Church where it is now prominently displayed beside the statue of the Blessed Vir­gin. All of us at Branch 34 would like to wish a happy and healthy retire­ment to Maria Bistey, our branch coordinator. Maria will continue to be our branch coordinator. If you need information about WPA insur­ance and annuity plans, please call her at (412) 431-6035. If you have any news you would like to share, please call Andy McNelis at (412) 421-6031. Branch 159 Phoenixville, PA By Caroline Varner Branch 159 Coordinator Congratulations to Alex Sera, team captain of Branch 159’s Finest, our Phoenixville team which won the handicap championship at the WPA bowling tournament in Dayton. We’re proud of the whole team. Great going guys! Wedding bells rang our recently for Cara Geil. Congratulations, Cara! We wish you and your hus­band a lifetime of happiness. We extend our sincere condo­lences to the family of Helen Papp, who recently passed away after a long illness. May she rest in peace. Get well wishes go out to Mary Ravis and Audra Wallace, both of whom underwent serious surgery, and to Helen Dougherty, who was hospitalized recently. We wish you all a full and speedy recovery. Congratulations to all our ‘98 graduates, especially Beth Coots. May you have success in all of your endeavors. Excitement and anticipation are running high for Jack and Jerrie Serdy and Andrea Wallace. They are leaving at the end of June for Hungary. After touring many beau­tiful places in Hungary, they will visit Transylvania, the highlight of their trip. Afterwards, their travel­ing group will split up and spend some precious time visiting relá­­tives before embarking for home. Have a wonderful time and a safe journey. For all your life insurance needs, please contact Caroline Varner at (610) 933-8391. Branch 800 Altoona, PA By Vincent Frank Branch 800 President The recipient of Branch 800’s an­nual bond award for the year 1998 goes to Paul William Bums. Paul A. Hasson, principal of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, for­warded Paul Bums’ name to our branch and thanked the branch for remembering the school in present­ing this award. The award is given each year to the senior male student who earns the highest grades in re­ligion classes at the school. Paul is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Altoona where he completed his elementary education and secured a place in the Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind program. He has been an altar server, lector and commentator at this church. He has been accepted to Penn State-Altoona where he will be majoring in international business and finance. He plans to work in banking. He currently works part­­time at the Allegro restaurant and the Subway Stamp Shop. While attending Bishop Guilfoyle, Paul spent four years as a member of the Latin society. His favorite sports were football, golf and volleyball. Graduation took place on June 2 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona with the Most Rev. Joseph V. Adamec, bishop of our diocese, celebrating the Mass. Paul has served as a volunteer with home nursing programs, the St. Vincent De Paul Society and the Republican party. He also served for many years as a race marshall for the Toona bicycle races in Altoona. His hobbies include coin collecting, stamp collecting, ar­chery, hunting and fishing. He is a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Blair County Stamp Club. Our branch members wish him the best in all of his endeavors. Our prayers go with you, Paul, as you further your education. Our branch’s annual com boil and wiener roast will be held Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 6:00 p.m. (rain or shine) at Highland Park in Altoona. We invite all branch mem­bers, children, relatives and friends to make your reservations for this catered affair. Call 695-0213 by July 29. Branch 8121 St. Marys, PA By Margaret Marconi Branch 8121 Secretary Our branch held a regular business meeting June 3 at St. Marys Paro­chial School annex. After handling routine business, we spent most of the evening talking about the ter­rible storms we had recently. Our worst storm struck the evening of Sunday, May 31. Some members lost their electrical service for 16 hours. The wind damaged many houses, and trees and electri­cal wires were down everywhere. All through this the telephones re­mained in good order. Most of us headed for our cel­lars with blankets, water and a couple of flashlights. We thank God it wasn’t worse. We feel sorry about what happened in Pittsburgh. The people affected by the storms there are in our prayers.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ Articles & photographs for the August issue of the William Penn Life are due in our office by July 24-, 199Ö

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